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thankfully, to save some paper, we have the official race results from the fis in a pdf form ...so, what do that subtle lap times tell us ?
before i go there, we need to stress that ustiougov, unlike klaebo, was engaged in the exhausting 30 km race he had to expand himself fully in just 23 h prior. also, unlike klaebo who had no one in front thus producing an all-out effort on every lap, ustiougov was to some degree, though insignificantly, involved in tactical situations. that is, he was not ALWAYS 'pedal to the metal' like klaebo b/c he had to match the speed of those he caught for a while.
to the meat and details...
1. ustiougov in his 1st lap started in 9th (of ten) full 5+ seconds behind norway. he fought his way to the absolute lead, closing the gap and sending his teammate out ahead of everyone. while doing this he produced his 1st lap almost 7 seconds faster than the klaebo's 1st (2:50.84 vs 2:57.10)
2. in his 2nd lap ustiougov again was sent off almost 6 second after norway. he again fought his way to the front and exchanged 2nd 1.5 behind norway norway. not only he again posted the fastest time in his heat, he basically again ate the crap left by his inadequate partner.
on the last lap ustiougov was visibly tiring...when the finn caught iversen and they had a collision, he was 4th about 2 second behind iversen and gaining speed on pelle down hill. then he opened his afterburners and beat pelle by over 2 seconds. meaning, even w/o the collision a the bronze was his and probably a silver too. a gold would be a taller speculation, but the finn is no sprinter and iverson was just dead.
that's who was a less visible jenius today.
not arguing or disagreeing but still would like to bring the light to a less visible genius today, b/c unlike klaebo he was not opening huge gaps today...he was closing them and therefore to be appreciated properly the approach should that of your dad - with pen and pencil.kingjr said:Anyway, Klaebo is quite the genius. He makes it look so easy and he's only 20.
thankfully, to save some paper, we have the official race results from the fis in a pdf form ...so, what do that subtle lap times tell us ?
before i go there, we need to stress that ustiougov, unlike klaebo, was engaged in the exhausting 30 km race he had to expand himself fully in just 23 h prior. also, unlike klaebo who had no one in front thus producing an all-out effort on every lap, ustiougov was to some degree, though insignificantly, involved in tactical situations. that is, he was not ALWAYS 'pedal to the metal' like klaebo b/c he had to match the speed of those he caught for a while.
to the meat and details...
1. ustiougov in his 1st lap started in 9th (of ten) full 5+ seconds behind norway. he fought his way to the absolute lead, closing the gap and sending his teammate out ahead of everyone. while doing this he produced his 1st lap almost 7 seconds faster than the klaebo's 1st (2:50.84 vs 2:57.10)
2. in his 2nd lap ustiougov again was sent off almost 6 second after norway. he again fought his way to the front and exchanged 2nd 1.5 behind norway norway. not only he again posted the fastest time in his heat, he basically again ate the crap left by his inadequate partner.
on the last lap ustiougov was visibly tiring...when the finn caught iversen and they had a collision, he was 4th about 2 second behind iversen and gaining speed on pelle down hill. then he opened his afterburners and beat pelle by over 2 seconds. meaning, even w/o the collision a the bronze was his and probably a silver too. a gold would be a taller speculation, but the finn is no sprinter and iverson was just dead.
that's who was a less visible jenius today.